Nothing better for exerting control over one’s opponent than a good, strong grip, whether it is to take them down or ward off approaches and work on sweeping. To have hands like pliers, many techniques are used to strengthen arms and fingers, but Márcio André has a different routine. The Nova União teacher tells us…

A world BJJ champion and former UFC athlete, Delson “Pé-de-Chumbo” Heleno has always had a loose, captivating game. In this video lesson, he shows how he spun to achieve a guard pass over Felipe Preguiça at Copa Pódio. Let him walk you through this nice-looking technique.

UFC’s Erick Silva teaches the triangle used on Jason High on UFC Nogueira vs. Werdum, in 2013. The technique is a variation on the triangle starting from the back. Pay close attention to details and add this move to your Jiu-Jitsu game.

*The title above reflects my simple concept for a fighter’s productivity. If you follow the three items in the sequence I write them in, your training will certainly yield more. If you swap the order — or, worse, repeat one of them, — your training will not produce the expected results. Through years and years…

Absolute world champion Bernardo Faria has built a winning career for himself with an aggressive style and plenty of technique, and his seminars have become a sensation across the planet. In one of these classes, Faria told students he would submit every last one of them by using only the omoplata. The outcome? Thirty arms…